Miroslav Koubek

Miroslav Koubek (born 1 September 1951) is a Czech manager and former goalkeeper, currently managing Viktoria Plzeň. He won the Czech First League with Plzeň in the 2014–15 season.

Miroslav Koubek

Koubek during the title celebration of Viktoria Plzeň in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth	(1951-09-01) 1 September 1951 (age 73)
Place of birth	Prague, Czechoslovakia
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	FC Viktoria Plzeň (manager)
Youth career
1961–1968	Union Žižkov
1968–1971	Admira Prague
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1971–1973	VTJ Slaný
1973–1978	Poldi Kladno
1978–1982	Sparta Prague
Managerial career
1983–1988	Poldi Kladno
1989–1991	VTŽ Chomutov
1992–1995	1. FC Amberg
1995	SK Kladno
1997–2000	SK Kladno
2000–2001	FC Viktoria Plzeň
2002–2007	SK Kladno
2008	Tianjin Teda F.C. (assistant)
2008–2009	FC Zenit Čáslav
2009–2010	FC Baník Ostrava
2011–2012	FK Mladá Boleslav
2013–2014	Czech Republic U19
2013–2014	SK Slavia Prague
2014–2015	FC Viktoria Plzeň
2016–2017	Bohemians 1905
2021–2023	FC Hradec Králové
2023–	FC Viktoria Plzeň
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Coaching career

Koubek coached several Czech clubs. He led SK Kladno to the Czech Second League title in the 2005–06 season, securing the club's return to top-flight football for the first time since 1970.^[1] In the 2008–09 season, he led FC Zenit Čáslav to second place in the Czech Second League and promotion to the First League,^[2] although Čáslav eventually sold the First League license to rivals and remained in the Second League.^[3] Koubek joined FC Baník Ostrava in June 2009, leading them to third place in the 2009–10 Czech First League. The 2010–11 season however started with miserable results for Baník, with the club losing seven of the opening 13 matches, and Koubek was sacked in October.^[4]

Koubek returned to the Czech First League as the manager of Mladá Boleslav on 28 May 2011.^[5] Koubek led Boleslav to fourth place in the 2011–12 Czech First League and qualification for the following season's UEFA Europa League. However, after a run of three consecutive league defeats, he resigned from his position in September 2012.^[6] Koubek was appointed to the manager's position at Slavia Prague in September 2013 following the resignation of former boss Michal Petrouš.^[7] He was sacked in March 2014.^[8]

In August 2014, Koubek became the new manager of FC Viktoria Plzeň^[9] and in May 2015 won his first league title. In July 2015 he celebrated the Czech Supercup with his side, who defeated Liberec 2–1.^[10] In spite of his league success, Plzeň only won once in their first four league matches of the 2015–16 season and were eliminated in the qualifying rounds of the Champions League, culminating in his departure from the role by mutual consent in mid-August 2015.^[11]

On 30 May 2016, Koubek was announced as the new manager of Bohemians 1905.^[12] Koubek was appointed to the manager's position at Hradec Králové in June 2021 following the resignation of manager Zdenko Frťala.^[13] In June 2023, Koubek returned to Plzeň for a third spell in charge of the club, signing a one-year contract, which made him the oldest coach in the league.^[14]

Honours

Managerial

SK Kladno

• Czech Second League (1): 2005–06

FC Viktoria Plzeň

• Czech First League (1): 2014–15
• Czech Supercup (1): 2015

Individual

• Czech First League Manager of the Season: 2024^[15]

Managerial statistics

As of 19 August 2025

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Plzeň	24 October 2000	1 December 2001	38	11	7	20	58	64	−6	028.95
Kladno	1 July 2003	1 June 2007	131	56	34	41	168	118	+50	042.75
Čáslav	1 June 2008	20 June 2009	31	16	9	6	44	27	+17	051.61
Ostrava	20 June 2009	25 October 2010	52	22	16	14	70	51	+19	042.31
Mladá Boleslav	28 May 2011	15 September 2012	50	21	11	18	73	61	+12	042.00
Czech Republic U19	10 July 2013	24 January 2014	9	6	1	2	21	12	+9	066.67
Slavia Prague	19 September 2013	3 March 2014	12	4	4	4	9	15	−6	033.33
Viktoria Plzeň	12 August 2014	16 August 2015	40	28	5	7	81	35	+46	070.00
Bohemians 1905	30 May 2016	5 April 2017	26	8	7	11	25	31	−6	030.77
FC Hradec Králové	1 June 2021	25 April 2023	66	24	17	25	93	90	+3	036.36
Viktoria Plzeň	1 July 2023	Present	119	73	22	24	233	116	+117	061.34
Career totals			573	268	133	172	875	611	+264	046.77